Making the switch to express?

[bacha29]

People can succeed at Ground as a driver.

Sure you might be able to call it successful provided that you can somehow reduce your expectations low enough.

 

[Code 82 Approved]

Sure you might be able to call it successful provided that you can somehow reduce your expectations low enough.

You don't know my situation. bbsam does. No complaints here.

 

[overflowed]

So as the title suggests I have an opportunity to make a switch to express from ground/home delivery.
Just curious to see what the big differences are? I’m running over 200 miles a day with 80 stops( 1 of my stops takes an hour and a half up a mountain) and my full time route is made to be super flexible so I’m in different areas daily which is kinda annoying. And make 130 a day. So definitely looking like I might switch.

Worked at Express for 10 years. Won't make any claim this is even a good company to work for. I will tell you in your position this is a much better deal. Don't even think about it...Don't listen to any contractors saying you have to follow rules. This is a job. It's very hard to be fired from Express.

 

[OrioN]

Yeah that’s what I’m gonna shoot for. Just have to tell him I have a better opportunity. And it sucks Bc he’s prolly gonna beg to stay. He already lost 7-8 drivers in not even a year. He can’t keep anybody and he actually is a good boss and super nice. But money talks

Either he's not compensating his crew enough to keep them longer than a year, or he has to renegotiate his contract for more $$$

I agree, $130 / day isn't enough, even though you seem to have a light rural route with more windshield time between stops.

 

[Preventable]

You can actually move up in Express too, not that many do... you can go far and have a good career though if you get a degree and are prepared to deal with a little BS. Why would they though, there is at least sort of a way to reach top out now (we don't need to dissect this further its better than before, but yes Fred will probably pump the brakes on steps if we hit a downturn). And in most areas of the country being a topped out FedEx driver can set you up for a decent middle class life IMO.

 

[bacha29]

Either he's not compensating his crew enough to keep them longer than a year, or he has to renegotiate his contract for more $$$

I agree, $130 / day isn't enough, even though you seem to have a light rural route with more windshield time between stops.

Negotiate? Renegotiate? Orion right at the very beginning of the so called 'negotiations" X already has a maximum gross revenue number in place. The only 'negotiating" is over the question of which among the pockets available you want them to put it in.

 

[bbsam]

Negotiate? Renegotiate? Orion right at the very beginning of the so called 'negotiations" X already has a maximum gross revenue number in place. The only 'negotiating" is over the question of which among the pockets available you want them to put it in.

They’re called “buckets”...hellooooo!